Stranger Things fans are paying tribute to season 4 character Eddie Munson with a little help from Guitar Hero. There’s no doubt that newcomer Eddie Munson was one of the best parts of Stranger Things 4, and we’re clearly not the only ones to think so either, as a new …
Read More »80 Days developers are making a rhythm game set in the Scottish Highlands
Inkle Studios, the independent game developers behind 80 Days, has announced A Highland Song, a new rhythm survival game . Based in the Scottish Highlands, A Highland Song tells the tale of Moira McKinnon, who on receiving a letter from her Uncle Hamish decides to cross the mountains behind her …
Read More »PaRappa and Gitaroo Man creators tease Rap Rabbit: a trippy collaboration in a future-feudal world
Project Rap Rabbit (opens in new tab) is real, it’s actually a collaboration between the makers of Parappa the Rapper and Gitaroo Man, and it stars a mop-haired bunny in a future-feudal Japan seemingly ruled by frogs. Sometimes things work out ok, as this teaser video proves. The triphop beats …
Read More »Rocksmith 2014 review
When Guitar Hero was the biggest thing in the world, real guitarists used to say things like “this would be amazing if you could use a real guitar instead of this plastic thing… which reminds me, we really need to get the strum bar repaired”. Well, Rocksmith allowed everyone to …
Read More »Great 3DS games youve probably never heard of
Below the radar Despite the mainstream theory that the 3DS would be replaced by mobile and tablet gaming by now, Nintendos current handheld is still the best portable gaming devices out there. The best 3DS games are just as great as the console competiton, but an unfortunate downside those bigger …
Read More »The real potential of the next generation is in its workout games
“Move right into the center there,” the Xbox Fitness rep instructed me. I was demoing their game at a preview event for all Xbox One launch titles, “Good, now stand still.” A few seconds passed. The TV screen lit up, my heart rate was 80 beats per minute. What. Witchcraft? …
Read More »10 upcoming (and excitingly original) indie games you need to know about
Thanks to the ever-expanding selection of viable digital distribution platforms – including Steam, Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network, and the iOS App Store – it’s easier than ever for independent game developers to dream up fantastic new ideas and get them into the hands of willing players. And they’re responding …
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